Potato Chips Nutrition Facts
1 oz of potato chips contains 149 calories, 1.8g protein, 15.1g carbs, and 9.5g fat. Thin slices of potato fried or baked until crisp and salty, the archetypal crunchy snack food.
0.1g
sugar
Vitamins in Potato Chips
Per 1 oz ~28g
Minerals in Potato Chips
Per 1 oz ~28g
Amino Acids in Potato Chips
Protein breakdown per 1 oz (28g), from the USDA record for this food.
Potato Chips supplies all nine essential amino acids at or above the FAO/WHO adult reference pattern.
| Essential Amino Acids | Per 1 oz (28g) | Per 100g | % of Protein |
|---|---|---|---|
| Histidine | 43mg | 153mg | 2.4% |
| Isoleucine | 79mg | 283mg | 4.4% |
| Leucine | 117mg | 419mg | 6.6% |
| Lysine | 119mg | 424mg | 6.6% |
| Methionine | 31mg | 110mg | 1.7% |
| Phenylalanine | 87mg | 310mg | 4.9% |
| Threonine | 71mg | 253mg | 4% |
| Tryptophan | 30mg | 108mg | 1.7% |
| Valine | 110mg | 392mg | 6.1% |
| Other Amino Acids | Per 1 oz (28g) | Per 100g | % of Protein |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alanine | 60mg | 214mg | 3.3% |
| Arginine | 90mg | 321mg | 5% |
| Aspartic Acid | 478mg | 1706mg | 26.7% |
| Cystine | 25mg | 89mg | 1.4% |
| Glutamic Acid | 328mg | 1170mg | 18.3% |
| Glycine | 58mg | 207mg | 3.2% |
| Proline | 70mg | 251mg | 3.9% |
| Serine | 85mg | 303mg | 4.7% |
| Tyrosine | 73mg | 259mg | 4.1% |
Protein quality is scored against the FAO/WHO/UNU 2007 adult indispensable amino acid reference pattern. The FDA publishes no Daily Values for individual amino acids, so the share of total protein is shown instead.
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